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- * README.TXT FILE FOR
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- Viper VLB/PCI Windows 95 Driver
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- Version 0.90
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- February 13, 1996
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- ** Important Notice **
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- Please note that you have been provided with an beta version of our Viper
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- VLB/PCI Windows 95 driver. By using this driver, you have accepted
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- responsibility for any issues that may develop with your computer system
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- once you have installed this driver.
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- Please note the known driver limitations in this document.
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- If you experience any problems or difficulties while using this driver, please
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- complete the problem report (PROBLEM.TXT) located on this disk. You may fax
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- the problem report (Attention: Technical Support - Beta Viper VLB/PCI Windows
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- 95 driver) to 408-325-7171, mail it to 2880 Junction Ave., San Jose, CA 95134
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- or e-mail this document to any of Diamond's on-line services. Please do NOT
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- call Diamond's Technical Support for difficulties you encounter. Technical
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- Support will not offer direct support for this beta driver.
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- * Driver Description
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- This is a non-accelerated Windows 95 Display Driver for the Viper
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- VLB/PCI series. All configurations, all pixel depths, all resolutions,
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- and virtualization are supported.
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- Driver Installation Procedure :
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- - A -
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- (If you are Installing Windows95 for the first time)
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- 1. If you have a PCI-bus Display Adapter the Plug & Play manager will recognize
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- the Weitek Chipset and during installation you may be asked to select the
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- drivers for your display card (If not asked then choose VGA and refer to
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- the next Procedure). There is usually a list of several driver installation
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- options, including buttons for "Default", "Standard VGA" etc.
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- 2. Choose the "Manufacturer Supplied Drivers" option in the window and then
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- the Have Disk button. Insert the diskette containing the Viper Drivers
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- (e.g. the diskette in A: drive) and enter the location of the driver
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- diskette e.g. A:\ (if the diskette is in that drive)
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- 3. Choose the appropriate option that matches the description of the card in
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- your system and click on OK.
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- After installation you can return to the Display Settings window where you can
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- select your preferred resolution and color depth.
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- - B -
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- (If Windows95 is already installed with VGA (or other) display drivers)
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- 1. Open the Control Panel folder and choose the Display Icon or, using the
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- mouse, right-click on an empty space in the main Desktop Window and choose
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- Properties.
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- 2. Click on the tabbed Windows titled Settings and then click on the button
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- Change Display Type.
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- 3. You should first select the Monitor Model to match your system if this is
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- already done skip to the next step.
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- 4. Click on the Change button in the Adapter Type window and then the Have
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- Disk button.
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- 5. Enter the location of the Viper VLB/PCI drivers on your hard disk.
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- 6. Choose the appropriate option that matches the description of the card in
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- your system and Click on OK.
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- The drivers will be installed and you will be returned to the main Settings
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- window where you can select your preferred resolution and color depth. After
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- you have selected a mode you will be asked if System can be restarted.
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- Restart the system and enjoy !
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- Using the WeitekCPLX utility :
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- After system restarts, and the next time you open the Display Properties
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- window from Control Panel (or by right-clicking over an empty spot on the
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- Desktop and selecting Properties) you can enter the utility by choosing the
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- window tab titled WeitekPower.
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- This is the DisplayProperties Control Panel Extension (CPLX) for supporting
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- the Viper VLB/PCI Windows95 Display Drivers. Using this utility you can
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- select a prefered Refresh Rate, Monitor Sync and adjust Monitor Alignment,
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- dynamically changing the Size and/or the Postion of the visible screen.
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- Additionally you can change the default settings of your card to improve
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- performance in certain application types, or enable the special features of
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- your card.
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- Context Sensitive help is supplied through-out this utility. You can get
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- pop-up help on any control, or setting, by right-clicking with the mouse on
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- that item. Additionally, Windows95 also provides a Help Tool, the "?" button
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- at the top right of the window. Click this button and then select the control
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- that you wish to learn more about.
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- * This release includes the following files:
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- PROBLEM .TXT Use this file to submit a bug report to Diamond.
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- README .TXT This file.
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- P9X00 .DRV Size = 15.952
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- P9X00HAL.DLL 35,280
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- P9X00MIN.VXD 21,835
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- OEMSETUP.INF 5,692
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- WTKCPLX .DLL 47,616
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- WTKCPLX .HLP 15,164
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- BETA DRIVER RELEASE NOTES.DOC
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- Mode Supported
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- 640x480 256 64K 16.7M (24bpp) 16.7M (32bpp)
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- 800x600 256 64K 16.7M (24bpp)** 16.7M (32bpp)**
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- 1024x768 256 64K
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- 1152x900 256 64K
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- 1280x1024 256 n/a
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- ** Require 2MB of Video RAM
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- * Known Anomalies with Viper VLB/PCI:
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- * The Display Power Management System (DPMS) will not work.
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- * This driver does not accelerate Graphics or Video operations.
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- * Video BIOS versions 1.x are not supported in this version of
- the driver.
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- * When selecting 1280x1024 8bpp, a blank screen is produced and the monitor
- loses sync. Currently, the NEC 5FG monitor is the only selection that is
- known to create this issue.
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- * The screen centering appelet does not properly save the settings. If you use
- this utility to center the screen you will have to readjust your monitor
- settings after restarting.
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